Germany’s telecommunication agency has banned smartwatches for kids, and is asking parents to destroy them.
According to a report, the regulators have deemed smartwatches targeted at kids as “prohibitive listening devices” and are asking parents to destroy any smartwatches their kids have and advising schools to pay closer attention to kids with them.
This comes after a warning from the European Consumer Organization that GPS-tracking smartwatches could be hacked and attackers could track or spoof the GPS location of kids’ smartwatches.
If Europe’s crackdown on smartwatches continues, it will force manufacturers to step up their security protocols and improve the smartwatch market for everyone.
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